Fight at Sun water well ends in court clash
A July hearing before Magistrate W H Level heard a water rights fight escalate into a brawl. Clifford Skaggs 31 of Sun is held for grand jury on malicious wounding of Preston Warwick 56. James Warwick son of Preston is acquitted of drunken and trespass charges.
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W. H. Level
Clifford Skaggs
Sun
Preston Warwick
James Warwick
Preston
C. C. Godbey
Skaggs
Warwick
Myrs
Mary Jackson
Godbey
Lodgelly Road Repairs Completed After Winter Damage
Repairs to the main road to the mines at Lodgelly include a widened surface and a new retaining wall to ensure permanence. Nick Jobe of Glen Jean led the project with Mine Superintendent John Whitehead and Foreman R. J. Frye directing improvements such as drainage ditching and safer locust trolley hangers.
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Lodgelly
Nick Jobe
Glen Jean
John Whitehead
R. J. Frye
Pastor Tracks Tech Progress From Rail Wheel to Highway
Oak Hill resident Cecil Foster, a miner at Summerlee, dislocated his right leg loading coal but now uses a crutch after surgery by Dr. P A Prillaman. Rev M Homer Cummings reflects on moving from railroad bicycle to automobile, recalling nine preaching appointments across Kanawha and Armstrong counties and life before motor travel.
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Oak Hill
Cecil Foster
Summerlee
P. A.prillaman
Oak Hill Hospital
Fayetteville
M. Homer Cummings
Kanawha River
Armstrong Creek
Boomer
Mt. Carbon
Edgewater
Kimberly
Powellton
Deepwater
Elkridge
Longacre
Donwood
Cummings
Clay and
Webster
Raleigh
Glen White
Stotesbury
Tams
Devil’s Fors
Metalton
Ceredo
Minden
Cunard
Shank
Smails Recollects the Good Old Days in Town
Jodie July 11 Joe Smalls, an elderly former stage driver now in his eighties, spends his last years recalling the era when he cracked the whip over stagecoaches along the James River and Kanawha turnpike.
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Jodie
Joe Smalls
Joe
James River
Kanawha
Honey profit grows for Albemarle farmer with 17 hives
Albemarle North Carolina farmer J F Paige notes honey marketing from his set of 17 hives yields a profitable side line to his farming. He emphasizes steady demand and manageable scale for local markets.
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Associated Press
Albemarle, N. C
J. F. Paig
Promotion Given Mount Hope Man
Second Lieutenant Charles R. Harnsbarger is promoted to first lieutenant in Company A, 150th Infantry, announced by Captain E. McK. Hardesty. The unit will travel to Camp Knox Kentucky by rail August 1 for training. tropical light-weight gear will be issued for the trip. Wealthy visitors to Hawaii bought over one million dollars in island real estate last year.
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Mt. Hope
Charles R. Harnsbarger
150Th Infantry
E. McK. Hardesty
Hardesty
Company A
Camp Knox
Hawaii
Beer Trouble Fades as Fayette City Bans Beer Parlors
Mt Hope July 11 Annual issuance of licenses by the city council was a love feast for beer talks, as discussion focused on beer traffic ends. Councilman W E Tissue says the trouble lies with sellers, not the beer, after six months of strict beer parlor scrutiny.
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Mt. Hope
W. E. Tissue
Cows Steal Garden Bounty Then Surrender to Chief
Mrs. George reported two cows entered her garden and ate the produce. After the incident the animals were rounded up by Mr. George and brought to Chief Spade, who placed them in the corral. All charges against the cows have been bailed out.
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Mrs. George
Mr. George
Spade
Officials Visit County Farm in Fayetteville Visit
Fayette county court members Ms. C. R. Summerfield and Karl J. Warden visited the county poor farm on Wednesday. They inspected recent improvements and tasted a dinner prepared by superintendent John James and wife. The officials found the improvements and meal wholly satisfactory.
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Fayetteville
Fayette
Legionaires Plan Mount Hope Visit and Parade
Legionaires head to Mount Hope on July 1 for boxing matches and a big parade amid community excitement and planned festivities.
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Mt. Hope
Scarbro Miner Dies of Injuries in Mines
Oak Hill July 11 Charles Adon ski Scarbro miner who died of injuries received in the mines was reported in the local column.
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Oak Hill
Charles Adon
Scarbro
Court Stormed By Unemployed In Fayetteville
Fayette county court faced a Thursday disruption as job seekers under the Social Security Act gathered at the regular session. Officials said no applications were available and petitioners dispersed after being told blanks were not yet provided.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Okey Patteson
Corral Retains Municipal Cows
In Beckley and Oak Hill reports, cows stray into town prompting a municipal corral. Assistant Chief J M Spade supervised the roundup after eight cows were captured, including two that damaged a garden during a July Fourth celebration.
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Corral
Dog Owner Held For Grand Jury In Oak Hill
William Champe of Concho is under a $100 peace bond awaiting grand jury action over an alleged dog killing. Champe says Tony Gomez dragged the dog into the river after tying a rock collar, while Gomez denies it and claims Champe attacked him and fired at him. Magistrate W. H. Level ordered the grand jury and peace bond. The charge is attempted murder.
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Oak Hill
William Champe
Concho
Champe
Tony Gomez
Gomez
W. H. Level
Church to Open Beckwith Camp
Oak Hill July 11 A Christian adventure camp will open Monday at Beckwith under the Methodist Episcopal church South. The Reverend E Hampton Barnett, local pastor and camp staff member, said 150 are expected to attend, all boys and girls aged 12 to 15.
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Oak Hill
Beckwith
Methodist Episcopal church,South
E. Hampton Barnett
First district American Legion convention set for July
The First district convention of the American Legion will be held here July 25 and 26 with Commander Guy Pettit of Mt. Hope post predicting 300 to 400 guests. Burial services were conducted for a deceased local resident at Scarbro Catholic cemetery by Reverend Francis of Saints Peter and Paul Church with Tyree and Dew assisting. Adonski previously worked at Summerlee. Vienna is noted for owning 70,043 dwellings and 3,825 stores, claimed as the world’s largest householder city by Vietinese.
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American Legion
Guy Pettit
Mt. Hope Post
Scarbro
Francis
Saints Peter and Paul
Tyree
Dew
Adonski
Summerlee
Vienna
Vietinese
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